NETGEAR senior vice president of connected home products, David J. Henry (pictured below) has been promoted to president and general manager of connected home products and services. Alongside his promotion, Henry also joins the company’s board of directors.
In his new role, Henry will continue to lead and manage NETGEAR’s suite of products including the Orbi, Nighthawk Pro Gaming and Meural brands.
Henry joined NETGEAR in 2004 as product line manager for Wi-Fi routers and worked his way up through the organisation to where he now leads the connected home products and services business, responsible for product management, product marketing, engineering, and user experience.
As a new member of the board, Henry will help drive NETGEAR’s strategy of delivering higher value-added paid subscription services and accelerating the growth of the premium Wi-Fi segment.
NETGEAR chairman and CEO, Patrick Lo said he has had the pleasure of working alongside David and watching him grow for the past 17 years.
“I am thrilled to announce his well-deserved promotion to president and general manager of connected home products and services and appointment to the board, which I know will help take NETGEAR to new levels of innovation and growth,” he said.
“As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of NETGEAR and continue to look for innovative ways to deliver the best in connected products and services to our customers, we are excited for the perspective he brings to our board, and the diverse leadership our entire board delivers.”
NETGEAR’s longest tenured board member, Gregory J. Rossmann, will be stepping down from the board after nearly 20 years, and will transition to his next professional role effective December 31, 2021.
“After close to two decades of service to NETGEAR, which included helping guide the company through such transformative transactions as the acquisition of Sierra Wireless’ Aircard business and acquisition of and subsequent IPO and spin-off of Arlo, we thank Greg for his tremendous contributions to the company and wish him all the best in his new role,” Lo said.